Updating a branded, out of contract, unlocked hand...

nokia now give us 2 years guarantee with our phones but the networks will only guarantee them for a year. so, say for example my 6630 phone is over 12 months old and I've payed the network for the unlock code and I'm happily using the phone on a new network but i wish to update the firmware to fix a couple of issues. but when the phone is done updating it has new network branding from the old network which is pointless on the network the phone is now using? why after disassociating the phone from the network by paying for the unlock code do nokia then impose extra unwanted software on us?
Nexu 5

31-Aug-2006
09:44 PM
rufao wrote:
dont forget, you have broken (or more precisely who ever did this for you has broken) strict guidelines issued by nokia to get your phone 'de-branded'
so, it is perfectly right for you to get the variant firmware put back on your phone. the sim lock will not be touched however.
if nokia offered an option to choose generic software for the phones, they would be (probably) breaking their own guidelines and any agreements they have with the operator.
if you do not like a networks variant firmware you should not use them, end of.
i feel this will be raking up an old argument...
think you missed the point a little here. say you had a choice of two phones on a particular network, one had horrific network branding but the other didn't and because one type of phone didn't have the branding you chose this one. but after updating the firmware they now have the unwanted stuff on it.
i know a lot of people will look at a phone in store to check how much branding a phone has before choosing it on a particular network but then to find that after faults have been fixed that the software they were trying to avoid is now present on the phone has to be wrong? fix things, YES. change things without aurthorisation. NO!
and i think your right about bringing up an old subject, thats why I've avoided mentioning what network I'm on about!
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